year and we know there s a huge back log already and they ve only done several thousand out of the 25,000 president biden committed to for global refugees. is there a way you and the other ngos can keep on them and make sure the red tape that blocked so many from getting out of afghanistan still is does not happen to ukrainian people as well? you re absolutely right to raise this because the biden administration has lived up to being the leader. remember, it was president biden who admitted more than any other american president. the red tape has been getting in the way. some is a result of covid. there s simple things they need to do. they need to start vetting people by zoom, not just insisting on in-person meetings. it needs to speed up the process where documentation is checked. and you ve made the point that they have not come with documents. that s why the registration
the covid victory mandate saying they have a massive back log, 12,000 servicemembers across all branches of applied to the exemption but the defense department says there is a lengthy review process and an overwhelming number of requests. the dod says 30,000 servicemembers of not been vaccinated but some have gotten medical or administrative exemptions, so far no religious exemption requests have been approved. supreme court justice brett kavanaugh is putting the white house on notice 27 states and a slew groups like biden s vaccine mandate on private businesses, giving the administration until december 30th to respond to the losses challenging the controversial policy. biden wants businesses with 100 or more people to mandate the covid 9 vaccine or force employees to test regularly. todd: going to be a busy week for this christmas lawyers.
it might be here today but it might not be there tomorrow. retailers are making up for years of rampant discount and inflation. you will probably not see holiday discounts, rather full price. small retailers don t have that kind of power, they are stuck behind the back log, shipping prices are up 400%, wait times for ocean freight have increased by almost half and sometimes orders just don t show up. toy makers promise there will be presence on the shelves and under the tree. it will take a little bit longer and it s a little more challenging this year but our products even know they might get in the stores a little bit later, the last minute gift when the shelves will otherwise be empty. if you re looking to go over the air to grandmother s house, bad news there too, the u.s. is getting ready to lift international travel restrictions were vaccinated passengers. to quote the chief of delta air lines, it s going to be sloppy at first. shannon: thank you very much. breaking tonig
trusts in england. thank you forjoining us today, so, your view on plan b is now the time to implement it so the reintroduction of monetary mask wearing and crowded indoor spaces, perhaps more working from home and so on? i perhaps more working from home and so on? ~ ., , ., . so on? i think the social distancing measures that so on? i think the social distancing measures that everyone so on? i think the social distancing measures that everyone has - so on? i think the social distancing measures that everyone has been | measures that everyone has been asked to abide by our really, really important. i think what we have got to look at here is what is good for patients, because that s the fundamental element. this is not just about protecting the nhs, it s about protecting patients who use the nhs, and what we have got to haveis the nhs, and what we have got to have is the capacity in place to be able to really cut that back log of
sort? well, first, it s important to remember that these children are in the care of hhs. it s not i.c.e., it s not punitive, and it s hard really for any administration to imagine a difference in that system where children would go straight from a border processing center to be released at large in the united states. these are children who are need to have some kind of shelter and be provided for and then have the people who are coming forward to be their sponsors, to have them vetted. the problem is sometimes there s a back log. it could be over a month or two months before people who are begging to come forward, parents who are calling the hotline every day saying i m in the united states ready to pick up my child, until they re actually able to be reunited. we know they have tried to speed up the process in a lot of ways but there s also been a number of problems. we ve had reporting here on msnbc and on nbc about whistle-blowers who have come forward saying i have solutions myse